The receiver for Brazilian mining company Atlantic Nickel has prevailed in a second attempt to stay a case by Mining Services International, which brought a $1 billion claim over a terminated sale of a mine in Santa Rica.
The Victorian Supreme Court has granted cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer an extension to provide discovery in a class action against him and his clinic after hearing he was facing medical issues.
Blooms the Chemist can’t overturn a decision from the Pharmacy Council of NSW blocking the registration of a chemist, with a judge finding there was no evidence Blooms would not have a financial interest in the business.
Mayne Pharma has won a dispute with US drug maker Cosette over the termination of a $672 million merger agreement, with a judge finding Mayne did not breach its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to disclose a letter from the US FDA sooner.
Shine Lawyers has withdrawn an application to increase its payout from a class action against EML Payments, which has settled for $37.2 million.
Pianist Jayson Gillham’s case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been vacated after the Federal Court heard the orchestra plans to call at least 17 people to the witness box.
The High Court has approved the imposition of additional land tax on non-residents and foreign-owned entities, finding that the Commonwealth government had the power to limit the application of international tax agreements.
A judge has largely given the go-ahead to Buildcorp Group’s proposed amendments to cross-claims as trial gets under way in a case over aluminium cladding at Star Entertainment’s Sydney casino.
Realside Rundle Square wants a preliminary question on a term in its lease heard first in a suit against M3Property and a valuer alleging tenants of Adelaide’s Rundle Mall in Adelaide have been overcharged for rent since 2006 due to valuation flaws.
Energy infrastructure contractor Zinfra has won its bid to strike out 25 paragraphs in a union’s underpayment case dealing with the employees as a group, with a judge finding the pleadings were insufficient.